On March 8, the Bonnet Carre Spillway was opened to relieve pressure from the levees encasing the Mississippi River. A flood warning went into effect on March 14, and forecasters predicted it to continue...

"There were cars everywhere, just stalled cars," Tulane junior Paul Simon said. "You could see how high the water had gone up and looked like that area had been about two and half, three and a half feet...

Dear Zeus,As a freshman at Tulane, I've had to adjust to many new aspects of college life over the past month, from finances and laundry, to academic and social pressures. Each week I have to decide when...